Australian prime minister Scott Morrison looked set to form a majority government as vote counting from the weekend election allayed any fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority. Australian prime minister Scott Morrison looked set to form a majority government as vote counting from the weekend election allayed any fears that his conservative coalition may have to rule in the minority. The outcome ranks as Australia’s biggest election upset since 1993, when Labor prime minister Paul Keating was returned to power. Mr Morrison had become Australia’s sixth prime minister in only eight years. Most late surveys showed Labor leader Bill Shorten as having a small but clear lead over Mr Morrison as preferred prime minister, at 51% to 49%.

Source: Irish Independent May 20, 2019 06:00 UTC